Wallpaper display



March 2 H. E. STEWART WALLPAPER DISPLAY Filed Feb. 5, 1947 vindividuallyi'l wallpaper. V

Anotherobjectisthe provision .of atwallpaper displayproviding ameansIwhereby when aroll of said roll.

Patented Mar. 18, 1952 NI TED s TAT ES oFF QE 2,583,641 4 WALLPAPERDISPLAY liarold Epstewart, Wamego, Kans. Application February 5, 1947,.Serial No.

This invention relates to new and useful im- I provementsiinawa'llpaper-display, and has par- The jprincipal object of the presentinvention I is thejprovision of a wallpaper display comprisingaidisplay-rack supportingaplurality-of rolls-pf j wallpaper forrotation, said rfollsFthereby being extendable to display alength ofsaid I of wallpaper ylSJIOlIGd with .the pattern side in, the patternthereof isindicated on the outside Other objectsare simplicity andeconomy of construction, and ,easeof inserting or interchanging-saidrolls of. wallpaper.

With these objects in view, as well as other I objects which will becomeapparent during the course of thespecification, reference will be had tothe drawin wherein:

' Figure .1 is a front elevation of a wallpaper displayembodying thepresent invention. 2is a vertical section taken on line ,I I II ofFigure 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal section of 30' the extended endportion of a roll of wallpaper as employed-in the present invention. f

Fig. 4 isa perspective view of one of wallpaper removed from the displayrack, pare tially extended and showing the front side of said ro1l..

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of'therolls, of wallpaper removedfrom the display rack, par- 1 tially extended and showing the rearwardsideof said roll. Like reference numerals apply to similar parts of therolls 1 Claim. (01. 40-83) ward pedgesflnfsaid side rails. Said recessesare widened attheir forward ends to permit easy insertion' of said rods,and are inclined downwardly -to the rear-to prevent accidental escape ofsaid -rods.

Each of rods 22 is adapted to be inserted ,through a roll 26 ofwallpaper and to support said roll rotatably between side rails 12, thedistance .between saidrails being'slightly greater 7 than the widthofthe wallpaper to'bedisplayed.

The paper may then be drawn fr'oni-any-roll for display purposes, theextended portion hanging downwardly in front ofrolls 2,5.disposedbeneath the roll being displayed, as shown in Figure ,2.

Most wallpaper is furnished'in rolls with the pattern side inward. Asa;result.the pattern does not show on the outsideofthe roll, andthe'roll must gb'e extended slightly to identify. the pattern.

To overcome this diiiiculty, a length of paper is (extended ifiOIn eachroll, and an end portion :28 1 the eof '1 havin .-:thanthezcircumference of the roll, is folded back a length substantiallygreater to provide a,double thickness of paper with j the patternshowing on both sides, as shown in Fig- 5 ures 3;,4and 5. The edge of"said end portion isfas'tened to the-backside of length 30 by anysuitablemeana suchas by a length of masking ;Another length of maskingtape 34,. or similar material, is fixed to the yfO W lrd side of paper30 adjacentv thecrease ill-formed by folding back end portion28",thereof. *The end portions 36 of said length-of 'tapef'extendoutwardly beyond the -sides of 'paper 30pand-are folded rearwardly'toengageend portion 2850f the paper, thus holding the paperadjacent crease38 in close contact.

.Ta'pe 34 serves J the purpose of stiffening and v strengthening thepaper atthe point where it is throughout the several views, and 'thenumeral illapplies to a. display rack comprising a verti- .5 pluralityof vertically spaced parallel rods 22 e end horizontally between siderails l2, and the e sftherepf are removably retained in recessessurfaces of said side rails; and extend from the forwardedges thereof toa-point substantially midway between the front and rear:

'graspedijto extend it from the provide a convenient surface on roll,and: also j to.

manufacturer, price, bin number, and other pertinentldata,

' It willthus be seen that when roll 26 is comthereof. a

in said rails. Said recesses are formed Referring to Figure 2, it willbe seen that when the rolls 26 are completely rolled} the ends thereofbound by tapes 34wi1lhang downwardly behind .each roll, the indiciaimprinted on said 'tapes 'being visible between adjacent rolls. To.display a paper, the end of theroll bound by-tape" v v which-may betimprinted indicia, indicating pattern number..

3 34 is grasped and drawn forwardly between adjacent rolls to anydesired length. If desired, rolls 26 need not be rolled completely, butmay be left with the end portions extending forwardly between the rollsand hanging downwardly in front of the rolls to more clearly revealtapes 34.

Other features of this invention are the ease and rapidity with which itwill display a large number of patterns, ease of segregating patterns byprice, style, popularity, or any other standard, easy portability of thedisplay, and simplicity and economy of construction.

The improvements I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patentare:

A wallpaper display comprising a rack, a plurality of horizontallydisposed rods carried by said rack, a roll of wallpaper carriedrotatably on each of said rods, the end portion of the paper on each ofsaid rolls being doubled back on itself to provide a double thickness ofpaper displaying the pattern on both sides thereof, whereby when thepaper is completely rolled the pattern will be displayed on the outsideof said roll, means for fastening the end of said paper to the back sideof said end portion of the paper, and a strip of adhesive tape orsimilar material binding the crease formed by doubling back said endportion of the paper, said tape being suitable for re ceiving indiciaconcerning advertising or informational data.

HAROLD E. STEWART.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the 'file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 784,613 Barnett Mar. 14, 1905903,016 Sisler Nov. 3, 1908 906,347 Willner Dec. 8, 1908 2,034,471 JoyceMar. 1'7, 1936 2,268,927 Demme Jan. 6, 1942

